, 1887-06-16
WHAT "THEY" ARE WEARING.
Fresh Fashions from the Metropolis--An
Fra OF Dude Ncckwcar.
fGnapial 1,rrngnnuIan,.1
NEW YonK. Juno s.

Especial Correspondence
NEW YORK, june 8.
Hatsl They never were so varied, 50
pretty nor 80 stylish as this season. Nearly
all have high crowns, and, as every really OBJ
servant woman knows, n hat without high
crown has no style about 1t. There IL some
thing ABOUT q high crown that gives it's
wearer an air. As milliner of my acquaint-
unce says: "a low crowned hat always re-
minds mo of the horserudish women in mar
ket.' Trimming IL put on high in 'front.' in
great masses directly above tho face without
any regard for the rear whatever. Some
times the height of 1t approaches caricatuic,
yet the wearers seem serenely happy. Some
of them are doubtless pleased at the knowl
edge that their hat is trimmed higher than
any other. 1t is something to DO above the
multitude, If it is only in the matter of head
wear. shapes vary SO that every woman can
have something becoming and still DO in
fashion. The dear little sailors as usual
have good constituency. Fashions come
and fashions go, but they hold on firm, and
with good reason. They are becoming to al
most every one, they are stylish, they are
never lashy nor pretentiOuS and they are ap.
propriNtc for many occasions; yea, aud they
are invariably pretty.
And as for bonncts, those dear little trihes
which New York ladies take to in preference
to hats, or even shoes and stockings, if the
choice had 10 be made, they are bewildering
in beauty and shapes And as for prices
they are down TO nothing now You wouldn'i
believe it, but you can wall; ON Sixth avenue
and see in the windows charming untriuiupd
straw bornels, ranging all the way from i /. =.
down through a 9S 80 40, 81 and even 10 cent
gradient; and | speak but the unadorncd
truth when say that even the ten cent ones,
when ilulred up with little ribbon or what
not, are good enough for princess. I'm moth
ing will little taste and ingenuity go 80 far
as in the matter of head wear. And, oh |
how cheap are pretty summer ribbons now
So cheap, that il one sees them and can't get
them ones rest is disturbed.
In wraps let leads Off. But the inexperi-
enced shopper must be careful. The good.
imported ones cost like everything and the
cheap ones are deusions, which lose their
glory the moment you get them home and
examine them. Cheap. braided cloth, dingy
lace and ragged bead fringe are their main
characteristics. Some of the nimble fingered
and ingenious make their own. paying from
SO to $40 per yard for their braided cloth.
But would urge all to be careful on this
point. 1t is easy to spoil them, difficult to
give them the proper finish. Even the gifted
dressmaker cannot always do it--cannot do 1t
at all, if she Is not also cloakmaker, which
few are.
Most of the jet wraps have great long tabs
in front-perfectly useless and often I'M
slightly adjuucls. The smart shopper, if she
buys one of that kind, cuts Off the tabs
will tell you why. They will make gIrl of IL
look old. They have an old womanish air,
and tle air lIoig, mostly i'll the tabs. An
other "oId' touch is the pointed piece of silk
which forms the back Of many of them.
..t cub eN
sidered as belonging TO the Methusaleh fam
lily. Let the whole garment be of jet. land
see that it isn't poor jet, either.
Keep your hair dressed bigh my fair
friend if vou want to be i'm the front of the
fashionable van, and stick it full of combs
and fancy pins. Not too many ut once, o!
course, but one now and another again
something to mark the coiffure, you know.
In the matter of wells color has it. They
come in tulle, in Russian net, in dotted crepe
lisse, in the most delicate grenadine, in all
shades-liac, heliotrope, scarlet, dark reds,
blues ecru, everything. Rose pink is the
daintiest and most immensely becoming
Summer fabrics are greatly in vogue. Ba-
tistes sateens, ginghams-never were there
,.rh ginghams--and lovely colored linens
abound Made up with pretty ribbons,
nothing is more appropriate for summer
wear
The fit of dress is becoming moro and
more II matter of Importance. Now that
wraps are very small and often dispensed
with, Broadway presents a vast panorama
of fsnugly clad figures in the afternoon during
the promenade hours,
All sorts of things are displayed for neck
wear. In only one particular do all agree
and that is in height. Things that saw
the ears and brace up the chin are pre-
ferred to everything of more modest stature.
1t is indeed, the era of dude neckwear for
women. The collars of the dress are so alti
tudinous that a white collar has to be very
courageous il it can climb above 1t and holC
its place, and look over the battlements IL
peace. Numerous chemisettes are OH sal'
and readily purchased. They help out will
! few toilets by making change.
White gowns are, as usual in demand. II
lawns, laces and soft woods they tempt til,
purse and please the eye.
Parasols are ornate and varied. Lac
covers can be bought and serve over many
| The black and white striped ones art
very stylish and need no cover. Black an,
white are in order in every part OF the toiie
/ this season. NAOMI TRENT.